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Has anyone else had this treatment?
Good work Sherrie . I take 600 D with calcium prescribed by my doctor and eat a few foods rich in D . I am not as concerned about bone loss as I will most likely be gone before the severe affects of Anastrozole but I will keep doing what I have been doing until. 🎄
LIke Barbara I chose not to get the Reclast (Zoledronic acid) infusion. I had breast cancer and am taking Arimidex which can affect bone density. I started it Feb 2023. My baseline Dec 2022 bone scan results were that I am at 117 BMU and normal is 120 BMU. Had my bone density scan indicated that my bones were in worse shape, then I may have made a different decision. My oncologist said that he would support my decision as long as I committed to these things: take 1200 mg of calcium a day plus 50 mcg of vitamin D a day. Vitamin D is needed to help calcium be absorbed. He also said to do weight bearing exercise every day (like walking, running, dancing) He suggested to wear ankle weights when exercising. I wear 1.5 pound weights on each ankle and walk 35 - 40 minutes EVERY DAY. We will do another bone scan in Dec 2024 to see how my bones are holding up.
So I would get the results of a bone scan and discuss those results with the Dr.
Compare those results to the possible side effects of getting the infusion.
Lots of woman find other ways to promote bone strength
No @A MyBCTeam Member is correct. It protects your bones from the AI’s
I was told it can be used for both bone strengthening & as part as an anti cancer treatment to prevent breast cancer from coming back.
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